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The Merchant of Venice is an opera by André Tchaikowsky (1935–1982) to a libretto, based on the Shakespeare play, by John O'Brien. Written between 1968 and 1982, it was first performed in 2013 at the Bregenz Festival. The British premiere was presented by the Welsh National Opera in September 2016.
[13] With the addition of music for Lady Macbeth, Macbeth's aria in Act 3 was completely re-written—as was a considerable amount of the rest of Act 3; a ballet was added in Act 3; a newly composed chorus to an old text began Act 4; and the ending of Act 4 was also changed, Verdi, being determined to drop Macbeth's final aria Mal per me che m ...
Music based on Hamlet (2 C, 10 P) M. Music based on Macbeth (1 C, 6 P) Music based on The Merchant of Venice (2 C, 2 P)
20 May 1856 [2] Revision and translation of Il trovatore, with added ballet 20 Simon Boccanegra: Francesco Maria Piave: 3 Italian La Fenice, Venice 12 Mar 1857 15a Aroldo: Francesco Maria Piave: 4 Italian Teatro Nuovo Communale , Rimini 16 Aug 1857 Revision of Stiffelio set in Anglo-Saxon Britain Act 3 expanded 21 Un ballo in maschera: Antonio ...
Operas based on The Merchant of Venice (3 P) Pages in category "Music based on The Merchant of Venice " The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Shaheen notes for example the lines "O Lord, that lends me life, Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness!" (1.1.19–20) and "God's goodness hath been great to thee. Let never day nor night unhallowed pass, But still remember what the Lord hath done." (2.1.82–84) contain "strong overtones of Scripture, but no actual references seem to be ...
The project spanned five years and cost $3 million. The series represents the collective vision of four individuals: Tom Treadwell, a Shakespeare scholar; Bill Shepherd, a film producer; Clive Brill, producer and director at the BBC; and Dominique Le Gendre, a composer. The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare was published by Audio Partners. [3]
The Wars of the Roses was a three-part adaptation of Shakespeare's first historical tetralogy (1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI and Richard III) which had been staged to great critical and commercial success at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in 1963, adapted by John Barton, and directed by Barton and Peter Hall. At the end of its run, the ...